University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is one of the world's leading private research universities. USC enrolls more international students than any other U.S. university and offers extensive opportunities for internships and study abroad. With a strong tradition of integrating liberal and professional education, USC fosters a vibrant culture of public service and encourages students to cross academic as well as geographic boundaries in their pursuit of knowledge.
Master of Social Work
The USC School of Social Work's Virtual Academic Center, MSW@USC offers the opportunity to earn a Master of Social Work degree without relocating and is designed to prepare social workers with the knowledge and skills to make a difference in world, improve the lives of vulnerable populations and eradicate pressing societal problems.
The Virtual Academic Center, MSW@USC enables you to:
• Earn a Master of Social Work from a top ten* School of Social Work.
• Participate in web-based learning, paired with hands-on field experiences in your local community.
• Choose from a variety of concentrations including: mental health; community organization, planning and administration; families and children; and military social work.
• Learn from distinguished faculty and enjoy full USC student status, including access to campus facilities, events and the Trojan Family network.
*US News and World Report, 2009
Master of Arts in Teaching - Secondary Mathematics (Online)
Address the needs of today’s classrooms with a Master of Arts in Teaching degree delivered online at the USC Rossier School of Education. The program offers a combination of state-of-the-art online learning and field-based teaching experiences to K-12 teachers looking to take their teaching careers to the next level. This innovative program is designed to help our students acquire the broader perspective needed to be transformative teachers.
Students can pursue a course of study in one of the following concentrations:
* Multiple Subject Teaching (Elementary)
* Secondary English
* Secondary Mathematics
* Secondary Science
* Secondary Social Science
Master of Arts in Teaching - Elementary Multiple Subject Teaching (Online)
Address the needs of today’s classrooms with a Master of Arts in Teaching degree delivered online at the USC Rossier School of Education. The program offers a combination of state-of-the-art online learning and field-based teaching experiences to K-12 teachers looking to take their teaching careers to the next level. This innovative program is designed to help our students acquire the broader perspective needed to be transformative teachers.
Students can pursue a course of study in one of the following concentrations:
* Multiple Subject Teaching (Elementary)
* Secondary English
* Secondary Mathematics
* Secondary Science
* Secondary Social Science
Master of Arts in Teaching - Secondary Science (Online)
Address the needs of today’s classrooms with a Master of Arts in Teaching degree delivered online at the USC Rossier School of Education. The program offers a combination of state-of-the-art online learning and field-based teaching experiences to K-12 teachers looking to take their teaching careers to the next level. This innovative program is designed to help our students acquire the broader perspective needed to be transformative teachers.
Students can pursue a course of study in one of the following concentrations:
* Multiple Subject Teaching (Elementary)
* Secondary English
* Secondary Mathematics
* Secondary Science
* Secondary Social Science
Master of Arts in Teaching (Online)
Address the needs of today’s classrooms with a Master of Arts in Teaching degree delivered online at the USC Rossier School of Education. The program offers a combination of state-of-the-art online learning and field-based teaching experiences to K-12 teachers looking to take their teaching careers to the next level. This innovative program is designed to help our students acquire the broader perspective needed to be transformative teachers.
Students can pursue a course of study in one of the following concentrations:
* Multiple Subject Teaching (Elementary)
* Secondary English
* Secondary Mathematics
* Secondary Science
* Secondary Social Science
Master of Arts in Teaching - Secondary English (Online)
Address the needs of today’s classrooms with a Master of Arts in Teaching degree delivered online at the USC Rossier School of Education. The program offers a combination of state-of-the-art online learning and field-based teaching experiences to K-12 teachers looking to take their teaching careers to the next level. This innovative program is designed to help our students acquire the broader perspective needed to be transformative teachers.
Students can pursue a course of study in one of the following concentrations:
* Multiple Subject Teaching (Elementary)
* Secondary English
* Secondary Mathematics
* Secondary Science
* Secondary Social Science
Master of Arts in Teaching - Secondary Social Science (Online)
Address the needs of today’s classrooms with a Master of Arts in Teaching degree delivered online at the USC Rossier School of Education. The program offers a combination of state-of-the-art online learning and field-based teaching experiences to K-12 teachers looking to take their teaching careers to the next level. This innovative program is designed to help our students acquire the broader perspective needed to be transformative teachers.
Students can pursue a course of study in one of the following concentrations:
* Multiple Subject Teaching (Elementary)
* Secondary English
* Secondary Mathematics
* Secondary Science
* Secondary Social Science
Master of Arts in Teaching - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages - TESOL (Online)
Address the needs of today’s classrooms with a Master of Arts in Teaching degree delivered online at the USC Rossier School of Education. The program offers a combination of state-of-the-art online learning and field-based teaching experiences to K-12 teachers looking to take their teaching careers to the next level. This innovative program is designed to help our students acquire the broader perspective needed to be transformative teachers.
Students can pursue a course of study in one of the following concentrations:
* Multiple Subject Teaching (Elementary)
* Secondary English
* Secondary Mathematics
* Secondary Science
* Secondary Social Science
Master of Arts in Teaching & Gifted Education Certificate (Online)
Address the needs of today’s classrooms with a Master of Arts in Teaching degree delivered online at the USC Rossier School of Education. The program offers a combination of state-of-the-art online learning and field-based teaching experiences to K-12 teachers looking to take their teaching careers to the next level. This innovative program is designed to help our students acquire the broader perspective needed to be transformative teachers.
Students can pursue a course of study in one of the following concentrations:
* Multiple Subject Teaching (Elementary)
* Secondary English
* Secondary Mathematics
* Secondary Science
* Secondary Social Science
In addition to earning a Master of Arts in Teaching degree in a core content area, candidates have the opportunity to earn a Certificate in Gifted Education. The certificate program is designed to help you develop the specialized knowledge and skills needed to recognize and respond to individual differences among gifted and talented students.
Master of Arts in Teaching & Special Education Credential (Online)
Distinguish yourself as an educator and meet the needs of a range of student abilities with a Master of Arts in Teaching degree and an Education Specialist Credential in Mild/Moderate Disabilities This credential program is designed to prepare you to develop or improve the specialized knowledge and skills needed to recognize and respond to the individual differences among students with special education needs.
Master of Arts in Teaching with Teaching Credential (Online)
Become a transformative teacher with a Master of Arts in Teaching degree delivered online at the USC Rossier School of Education. Through a combination of state-of-the-art online learning and field-based teaching experiences, aspiring teachers have the opportunity to earn an advanced degree and be recommended for a teaching credential. This innovative program is designed to provide our students with the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to make a difference in classrooms across the country.
Students can pursue a course of study in one of the following concentrations:
* Multiple Subject Teaching (Elementary)
* Secondary English
* Secondary Mathematics
* Secondary Science
* Secondary Social Science
By successfully completing the Master of Arts in Teaching with Teaching Credential program, you can be recommended for a California teaching credential in one of the following areas: Multiple Subject (Elementary Education), English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies. If your goal is to teach in another state, our student services team will provide support and direction to help you identify the most direct and efficient path to local certification: Earn a California credential, which you can then transfer to another state through interstate reciprocity.
Master of Arts in Teaching with Teaching Credential - Secondary English (Online)
Become a transformative teacher with a Master of Arts in Teaching degree delivered online at the USC Rossier School of Education. Through a combination of state-of-the-art online learning and field-based teaching experiences, aspiring teachers have the opportunity to earn an advanced degree and be recommended for a teaching credential. This innovative program is designed to provide our students with the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to make a difference in classrooms across the country.
Students can pursue a course of study in one of the following concentrations:
* Multiple Subject Teaching (Elementary)
* Secondary English
* Secondary Mathematics
* Secondary Science
* Secondary Social Science
By successfully completing the Master of Arts in Teaching with Teaching Credential program, you can be recommended for a California teaching credential in one of the following areas: Multiple Subject (Elementary Education), English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies. If your goal is to teach in another state, our student services team will provide support and direction to help you identify the most direct and efficient path to local certification: Earn a California credential, which you can then transfer to another state through interstate reciprocity
Master of Arts in Teaching with Teaching Credential - Secondary Mathematics (Online)
Become a transformative teacher with a Master of Arts in Teaching degree delivered online at the USC Rossier School of Education. Through a combination of state-of-the-art online learning and field-based teaching experiences, aspiring teachers have the opportunity to earn an advanced degree and be recommended for a teaching credential. This innovative program is designed to provide our students with the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to make a difference in classrooms across the country.
Students can pursue a course of study in one of the following concentrations:
* Multiple Subject Teaching (Elementary)
* Secondary English
* Secondary Mathematics
* Secondary Science
* Secondary Social Science
By successfully completing the Master of Arts in Teaching with Teaching Credential program, you can be recommended for a California teaching credential in one of the following areas: Multiple Subject (Elementary Education), English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies. If your goal is to teach in another state, our student services team will provide support and direction to help you identify the most direct and efficient path to local certification: Earn a California credential, which you can then transfer to another state through interstate reciprocity.
Master of Arts in Teaching with Teaching Credential - Elementary Multiple Subject Teaching (Online)
Become a transformative teacher with a Master of Arts in Teaching degree delivered online at the USC Rossier School of Education. Through a combination of state-of-the-art online learning and field-based teaching experiences, aspiring teachers have the opportunity to earn an advanced degree and be recommended for a teaching credential. This innovative program is designed to provide our students with the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to make a difference in classrooms across the country.
Students can pursue a course of study in one of the following concentrations:
* Multiple Subject Teaching (Elementary)
* Secondary English
* Secondary Mathematics
* Secondary Science
* Secondary Social Science
By successfully completing the Master of Arts in Teaching with Teaching Credential program, you can be recommended for a California teaching credential in one of the following areas: Multiple Subject (Elementary Education), English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies. If your goal is to teach in another state, our student services team will provide support and direction to help you identify the most direct and efficient path to local certification: Earn a California credential, which you can then transfer to another state through interstate reciprocity.
Master of Arts in Teaching with Teaching Credential - Secondary Social Science (Online)
Become a transformative teacher with a Master of Arts in Teaching degree delivered online at the USC Rossier School of Education. Through a combination of state-of-the-art online learning and field-based teaching experiences, aspiring teachers have the opportunity to earn an advanced degree and be recommended for a teaching credential. This innovative program is designed to provide our students with the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to make a difference in classrooms across the country.
Students can pursue a course of study in one of the following concentrations:
* Multiple Subject Teaching (Elementary)
* Secondary English
* Secondary Mathematics
* Secondary Science
* Secondary Social Science
By successfully completing the Master of Arts in Teaching with Teaching Credential program, you can be recommended for a California teaching credential in one of the following areas: Multiple Subject (Elementary Education), English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies. If your goal is to teach in another state, our student services team will provide support and direction to help you identify the most direct and efficient path to local certification: Earn a California credential, which you can then transfer to another state through interstate reciprocity.
Master of Education in Advanced Instruction (Online)
Help all students achieve their full potential with a Master's of Education in Advanced Instruction delivered online from the USC Rossier School of Education. Combining state-of-the-art online learning with fieldwork implemented in your classroom, the program is designed for K-12 teachers looking to take their teaching careers to the next level. This innovative program prepares students to acquire the advanced research and effective teaching methods needed to help transform the lives of all students.
The program concentrates advanced instruction in your chosen area of expertise by offering program tracks in:
* Differing Abilities (Secondary and Elementary)
* Elementary STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
* Secondary STEM
* Secondary Humanities
In addition to earning a Master's of Education in Advanced Instruction degree in a core content area, candidates have the opportunity to earn: An Education Specialist Credential in Mild/Moderate Disabilities and A Certificate in Gifted Education
Master of Education in Advanced Instruction - Differing Abilities (Online)
Help all students achieve their full potential with a Master's of Education in Advanced Instruction delivered online from the USC Rossier School of Education. Combining state-of-the-art online learning with fieldwork implemented in your classroom, the program is designed for K-12 teachers looking to take their teaching careers to the next level. This innovative program prepares students to acquire the advanced research and effective teaching methods needed to help transform the lives of all students.
K-12 teachers looking to facilitate
awareness and build skills that strengthen their ability to meet the
needs of students with special needs, including students in special
education and gifted education programs, will choose a course of study
in Differing Abilities.
The rigorous curriculum challenges both
elementary and secondary teachers to focus their attention on
curriculum, pedagogy and assessment practices that:
* Prepare you with intensive study in the area of instructional differentiation;
* Build strong understandings and competencies needed to translate
political, academic, social and personal conceptions about nurturing
students with special needs into specific curriculum and pedagogical
classroom and pragmatic practices;
* Offer collaborative problem
solving and opportunities to engage in rich discourse with instructors
and other educators in your field from around the world.
Master of Education in Advanced Instruction - Elementary STEM (Online)
Help all students achieve their full potential with a Master's of Education in Advanced Instruction delivered online from the USC Rossier School of Education. Combining state-of-the-art online learning with fieldwork implemented in your classroom, the program is designed for K-12 teachers looking to take their teaching careers to the next level. This innovative program prepares students to acquire the advanced research and effective teaching methods needed to help transform the lives of all students.
Elementary teachers looking to develop a deeper understanding and flexible application of inquiry-based practice, specifically in mathematics and science, will choose a course of study in Elementary Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
The rigorous curriculum challenges elementary teachers to focus their attention on curriculum, pedagogy and assessment practices that:
* Practice model-based reasoning and inquiry as instructional strategies for integrating STEM disciplines in the elementary classroom;
* Teach you how to facilitate creative and innovative thinking about the natural world and how to challenge students to solve real-world problems through constructive activity and modeling processes;
* Offer collaborative problem solving and opportunities to engage in rich discourse with instructors and other educators in your field from around the world.
Master of Education in Advanced Instruction - Secondary Humanities (Online)
Help all students achieve their full potential with a Master's of Education in Advanced Instruction delivered online from the USC Rossier School of Education. Combining state-of-the-art online learning with fieldwork implemented in your classroom, the program is designed for K-12 teachers looking to take their teaching careers to the next level. This innovative program prepares students to acquire the advanced research and effective teaching methods needed to help transform the lives of all students.
Middle school and high school teachers looking to deepen and improve their practice in the areas of English (language arts) and Social Science, will choose a course of study in Secondary Humanities. The rigorous curriculum challenges secondary teachers to focus their attention on curriculum, pedagogy and assessment practices that:
* Prepare you to facilitate, mediate, and intervene in the development of literacy and language;
* Teach you how to effectively translate theories into differentiated and effective classroom practices, focusing on various forms of inquiry that enable students to become critical and creative thinkers, problem solvers, and effective citizens.
* Offer collaborative problem solving and opportunities to engage in rich discourse with instructors and other educators in your field from around the world.
Master of Education in Advanced Instruction - Secondary STEM (Online)
Help all students achieve their full potential with a Master's of Education in Advanced Instruction delivered online from the USC Rossier School of Education. Combining state-of-the-art online learning with fieldwork implemented in your classroom, the program is designed for K-12 teachers looking to take their teaching careers to the next level. This innovative program prepares students to acquire the advanced research and effective teaching methods needed to help transform the lives of all students.
Middle school and high school teachers looking to develop innovative practices in designing an inquiry-based science and/or mathematics classroom, will choose a course of study in Secondary STEM. This rigorous curriculum challenges secondary teachers to focus their attention on the curriculum, pedagogy and assessment practices that:
*Facilitate the convergence and interdisciplinary nature of STEM as a foundation for teaching;
* Form a more holistic approach to teaching and learning about natural phenomena, teaching you to draw from multiple disciplines to help students develop rigorous explanatory practices in all subjects and make sense of complexity;
* Offer collaborative problem solving and opportunities to engage in rich discourse with instructors and other educators in your field from around the world.
Master of Education in Advanced Instruction & Special Education Credential (Online)
Distinguish yourself as an educator and meet the needs of a range of student abilities with a Master's of Education degree and an Education Specialist Credential in Mild/Moderate Disabilities This credential program is designed to prepare you to develop or improve the specialized knowledge and skills needed to recognize and respond to the individual differences among students with special education needs.
Master of Education in Advanced Instruction & Certificate in Gifted Education (Online)
Help all students achieve their full potential with a Master's of Education in Advanced Instruction delivered online from the USC Rossier School of Education. Combining state-of-the-art online learning with fieldwork implemented in your classroom, the program is designed for K-12 teachers looking to take their teaching careers to the next level. This innovative program prepares students to acquire the advanced research and effective teaching methods needed to help transform the lives of all students.
The program concentrates advanced instruction in your chosen area of expertise by offering program tracks in: Differing Abilities (Secondary and Elementary), Elementary STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), Secondary STEM, Secondary Humanities
In addition to earning a Master's of Education degree in a core content area, candidates have the opportunity to earn a Certificate in Gifted Education. The certificate program is designed to help you develop the specialized knowledge and skills needed to recognize and respond to individual differences among gifted and talented students.